U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Lacey Act Evaluation Criteria

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The attached criteria are provided as a guide to evaluate whether a species does or does not qualify as injurious under the Lacey Act, 18 USC 42. The analysis developed using the criteria will serve as a basis for the Service's regulatory decision regarding injurious wildlife species listings and as part of the administrative record. Biologists within the Service who are knowledgeable about the species being evaluated will participate in the evaluations.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Program

Aquatic Invasive Species

Aquatic invasive species cause tremendous harm to our environment, our economy, and our health. They can drive out and eat native plants and wildlife, spread diseases, and damage infrastructure. We work to protect our waterways and the communities that depend on them from the threat of invasive...

Program

Injurious Wildlife Listings - Keeping Risky Wildlife Species Out of the United States

Preventing the introduction of new harmful species is the only way to fully avoid impacts of injurious species on local, regional, and national economies and infrastructure, and on the natural resources of the United States.

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Subject tags

Invasive species